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Back from JapanFest 2011
Sometimes I get so used to regular geeky/anime conventions that I forget that “normal people” actually go to cultural festivals. That happened this time with JapanFest, Atlanta’s Japanese cultural...
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A Belated Look Back at GMXv3
I’ve been having some serious writer’s block about saying anything about this latest Geek Media Expo (GMX vol 3 – October 21-23 in Nashville, TN). So instead of a usual report, I decided to do a...
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Four Steps to Staffing a Convention & Having Fun Doing It
MTAC staff at MTAC Omega (2012) – taken by MTAC photo staff. Wow. Two and a half months since my last update. I’m a really poor blogger. Aside from my sad writing ethic, my March and April are annually...
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Niko’s Handy Convention Packing Guide
Friday is packed. Now time to start on Saturday… One lesson I learned a long time ago: always bring swimming trunks to a con. 2012 will be my first time in four years to miss Atlanta’s massive geek...
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Back from BarCamp Nashville 2012
I am about a month behind on my BarCamp retrospective. Apologies. It being the week before GMX didn’t help (and THAT retrospective will come next week). BarCamp Nashville is a technological...
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Back from GMX Vol. 4
It’s now a month since Geek Media Expo’s latest GMX Vol. 4 hit the Middle Tennessee area. On October 26-28, 2012, we overran the Cool Springs Conference Center and Franklin Marriott Hotel with almost...
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Back to the Convention Grindstone
My “post here every Monday” commitment is going to be seriously tested over the next couple of months. MTAC is coming *cue Ned Stark* and I’ve got a lot of work ahead of me. Quick recap: MTAC is the...
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Back from Kami-Con 2013
Several times throughout this past weekend, someone would yell “You…” and I waited with baited breath for the rest of Gandalf’s quote “shall not pass”. Each time, I was let down. Finally, on Sunday...
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Back from Momocon 2013
It’s been a week since I’ve returned from Momocon, but it feels substantially longer. I’ve been on pre-con crunch time, with the con I work for now a week and a half away. I feel only a little guilty...
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Up Next, MTAC in Nashville, TN!
I almost actually forgot about this. This upcoming weekend – March 29-31, 2013 – is the Middle Tennessee Anime Convention in Nashville, TN. Working with the con is consuming most of my time this week...
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Lessons from Conventions: Play Nice
Kaiju say “play nice… or else.” Shame on me and my continued blogging tardiness (not to be confused with tardisness, which would fix my tardiness). The sad part is that I don’t have a convention to...
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Friends and Road Trips to Hamacon!
Sorry for lack of updates and not sticking to my “post each week” semi-goal. I often find myself torn between trying to decide what would be appropriate to post here versus knowing that I should just...
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Revitalizing Video Rooms and Change in Conventions
Now THIS is how you do a video room! While I was at Hamacon earlier this month (see last post), I noticed in its program guide what I think is a neat and inventive reworking of an often overlooked part...
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DragonCon Survival Guide
DragonCon is the behemoth of fandom conventions in the southeastern United States. Four days of non-stop geekdom across downtown Atlanta, GA, filled with over 50,000 fellow fans. On DragonCon’s...
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My Events at GMX This Weekend!
This upcoming weekend – November 1-3, 2013 – is the Geek Media Expo! Coming to Franklin, TN, just outside Nashville, GMX is a celebration of pop culture, covering such diverse categories as art,...
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